Archive · 23 May 2025
Building Collapse: Residents Seek Shelter From KDMC After Tragedy
Imagine a building fell down, and many people lost their homes.
About 200 people who lived there are asking for help from the city government.
They walked to the city's office to ask for a place to stay.
The city has offered them a place in a school, but they are worried about how long they can stay there.
They want the city to find them a place to live, especially until the rainy season is over.
Sadly, six people died when part of the building fell down.
The city is having a meeting to talk about what to do to help the people who lost their homes.
Around 200 residents marched to KDMC headquarters after the Saptashrungi building collapse.
The residents are seeking temporary accommodation, particularly until the end of monsoon.
KDMC has offered temporary shelter in a school, but residents are concerned about the duration.
Six people died in the building collapse, and 52 flats were sealed.
A meeting has been arranged by the commissioner to address the residents' demands.
- Who
- Around 200 residents.
- What
- Marched to the KDMC headquarters seeking accommodation.
- When
- Thursday (march), Tuesday (building collapse).
- Where
- Kalyan, from Tisgaon to KDMC headquarters.
- Why
- To seek rehabilitation after the building collapse.
- Location
- Kalyan
- Building
- Saptashrungi building
- March Participants
- Around 200
- March Destination
- KDMC headquarters
- Fatalities
- Six
- Sealed Flats
- 52
- Current Shelter
- Temporary school accommodation